[1] While his father wanted him to become a priest, Henri preferred a secular career as a diplomat,[3] and served as a secretary at the French embassy in London before returning to Paris in 1783.
[1] Pinetti did not appreciate the book, and reacted by introducing in his shows an actor pretending to be Descremps, who tried without success to explain how the tricks worked.
[3] Descremps reacted by publishing not less than four volumes where he revealed additional tricks by Pinetti and denounced him as a charlatan pretending to have paranormal powers.
[3] Descremps earned his living in Paris as a teacher, and became an enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution.
[4] After the Revolution, Descremps was almost forgotten, and continued working as a teacher until his death in Paris in October 1829.